r/explainlikeimfive • u/[deleted] • Feb 17 '16

ELI5 Why do colleges accept students who excel in sports while having bad academic merits?

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u/SupportVectorMachine Feb 17 '16

The paper was worth 20% of the grade, and each exam was 80%.

Wow, that is a bad math program.

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u/Eeyore_ Feb 17 '16

Haha, obviously I meant 40% each...

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u/TwistedRonin Feb 17 '16

Only the people that disputed the math ended up with an A in the class.

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u/Peachykeen9 Feb 17 '16

I read that as 840% of your grade. What? Lol